Can you play the picture on your computer screen through your tv with only a hdmi cable?

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Bexs

I am looking to play the picture that is coming through on my laptop through my tv screen. Is an hdmi cable the right way to do this? I am mainly wanting to use this for video calls (ie skype), and am just wanting to make sure that if I brought this cable, that I would be able to plug my computer into my tv (via the cable) and have the moving picture on the laptop playback through my tv's screen. Is this possible?

Answer
Yes I recommend you use a hdmi cable.

- Primary monitor means you choose one monitor to use and have picture.
- Dual monitor means you have two monitors on viewing the same thing.
- Extended monitor means extra room to put stuff onto using how many monitors you want.ect
.ect

For video + audio: Best.
- 1st hdmi cable to hdmi out on computer/laptop to hdmi in on receiver for surround sound audio, then 2nd hdmi cable to hdmi out on receiver to hdmi in on tv for tv video.
or
- dvi-d + s/pdif to hdmi converter and then use the above setup.
or
- Hdmi cable to hdmi out on computer/laptop to hdmi in on tv for tv video and tv audio.



(Instead of to tv, you could go from receiver first with any video cable, then hdmi from receiver to tv and maybe your receiver can upconvert/upscale other video signals other than hdmi-set the settings).

For video: From best to least.
- hdmi out on computer/laptop to hdmi in on tv.
or
- dvi out on computer/laptop to dvi in on tv.
or
- dvi-d to hdmi cable (does not carry audio).
or
- vga out on computer/laptop to vga in on tv.
or
- component out on computer/laptop to component in on tv.
or
- s video(super-video) out on computer/laptop to s video in on tv.
or
- composite video (video) out on computer/laptop to composite video in on tv.
or
- coax video out on computer/laptop to coax video in on tv.


(For audio, it is possible to go to tv with hdmi cable, then tv's audio outs go to receiver).

For audio: From best to least.
- hdmi out on computer/laptop to hdmi in on receiver.
or
- s/pdif coaxial or s/pdif optical out on computer/laptop to s/pdif coaxial or s/pdif optical in on receiver.
or
- rca, Red (right channel) and white (left channel) stereo out on computer/laptop to in on receiver or tv.

Now there is usb options.
- Like displayport cable to hdmi adaptor, or use a regular usb on a blu-ray player.



For audio:
- You have to use a hdmi cable for audio if you have a 8 channel=7.1 surround sound speaker system hooked/wired up to your 7.1 receiver. You want to use hdmi cable for audio if your receiver supports the dolby-true-hd or dts-hd surround sound formats.
- You need to download k-lite codec pack for windows media player or media player classic and use ffdshow decoder (output -> ac3 s/pdif encode mode+48000 hz+many other settings) to send a surround sound signal through a s/pdif cable.

For computer speakers for sound card audio:
- If you have a sound card that supports multi-channel audio (select output + 5.1 or 7.1.ect speaker setup).
- Some computers have a sound card that can decode audio to a receiver.

For video:
- You need a video driver that supports multiple monitors and/or can use dual/clone view.
or
- If you cannot use the above (if your video driver is up to date and is not able to do multiple monitors or dual/clone view),
- Method 1: Use a control center for your video driver or windows media center so you can set your tv as your primary monitor+many other settings.
(I have a ati display driver, so I downloaded a matching version of my ati display driver with ati/amd catalyst control center).
- Method 2: Shut down computer, hook up video cable, disconnect your monitor (vga), turn tv onto either video 1 or hdmi or w/e works, then turn on computer and video will display on tv.

Vizio Bluray VBR120 not recognizing my Seagate external hard drive?

Sapphyreop

I am trying to watch videos on my hard drive on my bluray via external hard drive and it's not recognizing the player at all. Help! I have the Seagate STAY3000100 3TB if that helps at all.
Yeah, I think you're right. I got bad information from somewhere. I purchased this hard drive a few weeks ago and recently bought this hard drive to play movies via my bluray. Do you know of any blurays that can play movies off of hard drives?

Answer
According to the information that I can find on your blu-ray player, it only supports jpeg (pictures) and mp3's (music). The unit does not support video via USB


http://www.amazon.com/VIZIO-VBR120-Blu-ray-Player-Internet/dp/B003ZV8U76


USB Media Playback

In addition to the above disc formats, the VBR120 lets you play back MP3s from a connected USB device, or display and view slideshows of your favorite JPEG photos. You can also play these formats back from disc, if you'd prefer to burn them to a DVD or CD.

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